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White House infighting - who knew? Squabbles among the president’s senior advisors have been going since they painted the place white. Some matter more than others.

These matter.

If results count, there are lots of outcomes to show that the senior advisors in the White House are out to lunch. On the national security front they have bungled terrorist detention and trial policies so badly that Rush Limbaugh and the ACLU are attacking the White House at the same time. The administration has made “zero” progress on Iran; kowtowed to Russia; failed to constructively engage with China; left both the Israelis and the Palestinians scratching their heads at the U.S. plans for the peace process; bungled the response to terrorism at Fort Hood and Detroit; and done little to advance the battle against the cartels in Mexico. Thanks to the U.S. military and Pakistan at least the war against the Taliban and al Qaeda isn’t going too bad, despite the fact it took the president three months to decide to do the obvious.

All that might not be too bad if the president had a domestic agenda he could be proud of - not. In an administration where decisions big and small are made in a cluster of rooms around the Oval Office somebody has to be to blame for the sophomore slump. Take your pick.

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